NBA Draft Live Commentary Thread

**TripletDaddy** · 06-25-2009, 06:33 PM

Originally posted by DrumNFeather View Post

"Best player available?" That might have been the Jazz' philosophy. OR, Maynor might be a throw in with a Boozer trade.

That would make more sense.

**Sizzle** · 06-25-2009, 06:33 PM

Originally posted by TripletDaddy View Post

Guys, I don't get it. Why are you happy about this pick? The Jazz don't need more guards. They need size, defense, rebounding, inside presence, no?

And there aren't any of those guys available here. So you take a guy who can back up Williams, and, play alongside him in certain sets. If you could get Thabeet here, yeah you'd take him. But he isn't available.

It's the same reason New Orleans takes Collison at 21.

**cougjunkie** · 06-25-2009, 06:33 PM

Originally posted by Donuthole View Post

None of which they were going to get with the 20th pick.

So you dont go after a Dejuan Blair, or a Sam Young?

I have a feeling with Collison going right after Maynor, Jazz fans are going to have Tony Parker-Raul Lopez flashbacks.

**Sizzle** · 06-25-2009, 06:34 PM

Originally posted by Donuthole View Post

Who should they have drafted to give them help in the middle?

Thabeet. Best shot blocker to come out of college in years.

**cougjunkie** · 06-25-2009, 06:35 PM

Originally posted by Donuthole View Post

Who should they have drafted to give them help in the middle?

Even if all that is left is under sized big men, try and build some depth, if Boozer opts out and you end up with Memo and Millsap as your starting C and PF, who is your first big man off the bench? Even a 6'6 guy that can bang like Blair or Young is an upgrade over who they have now. Instead you get a guy that is going to have 40 DNP CDs and play 7 minutes a game when he does get in.

**Sizzle** · 06-25-2009, 06:35 PM

Originally posted by cougjunkie View Post

So you dont go after a Dejuan Blair, or a Sam Young?

I have a feeling with Collison going right after Maynor, Jazz fans are going to have Tony Parker-Raul Lopez flashbacks.

The Jazz already have enough undersized 4s. It says to me Utah isn't letting 'Sap walk. Between Blair and Sap, I'd rather have Sap.

Sam Young would have been an acceptable choice, but I think getting a back up point was a better need than another wing that doesn't have a great outside shot.

**Donuthole** · 06-25-2009, 06:36 PM

Originally posted by cougjunkie View Post

So you dont go after a Dejuan Blair, or a Sam Young?

I have a feeling with Collison going right after Maynor, Jazz fans are going to have Tony Parker-Raul Lopez flashbacks.

I'm pretty sure the Tony Parker-Raul Lopez flashbacks ended when Deron was drafted. As for Blair, he's Millsap lite. Sam Young? Out of the league in 4 years.

**RC Vikings** · 06-25-2009, 06:36 PM

Originally posted by Donuthole View Post

Who should they have drafted to give them help in the middle?

BJ Mullins - I'm not sure you can have enough white seven foot centers out of OSU.

**Sizzle** · 06-25-2009, 06:36 PM

Originally posted by cougjunkie View Post

Even if all that is left is under sized big men, try and build some depth, if Boozer opts out and you end up with Memo and Millsap as your starting C and PF, who is your first big man off the bench? Even a 6'6 guy that can bang like Blair or Young is an upgrade over who they have now. Instead you get a guy that is going to have 40 DNP CDs and play 7 minutes a game when he does get in.

It doesn't matter. As long as Sloan is the coach, Blake Griffin would get 40 DNP CDs and only see spot minutes anyways.

**TripletDaddy** · 06-25-2009, 06:37 PM

Originally posted by Donuthole View Post

Who should they have drafted to give them help in the middle?

What about DeJuan Blair or that center from The Ohio State?

**Donuthole** · 06-25-2009, 06:37 PM

Originally posted by cougjunkie View Post

Even if all that is left is under sized big men, try and build some depth, if Boozer opts out and you end up with Memo and Millsap as your starting C and PF, who is your first big man off the bench? Even a 6'6 guy that can bang like Blair or Young is an upgrade over who they have now. Instead you get a guy that is going to have 40 DNP CDs and play 7 minutes a game when he does get in.

Koufus is better than either Blair or Young.

**cougjunkie** · 06-25-2009, 06:37 PM

Originally posted by Donuthole View Post

I'm pretty sure the Tony Parker-Raul Lopez flashbacks ended when Deron was drafted. As for Blair, he's Millsap lite. Sam Young? Out of the league in 4 years.

Really? interesting.

**Donuthole** · 06-25-2009, 06:38 PM

Originally posted by TripletDaddy View Post

What about DeJuan Blair or that center from The Ohio State?

Blair had bad knees and is overweight. Bad Combo. They already have a center from The Ohio State, and he's better than the one in this year's draft.

**TripletDaddy** · 06-25-2009, 06:38 PM

Originally posted by RC Vikings View Post

BJ Mullins - I'm not sure you can have enough white seven foot centers out of OSU.

I think he makes more sense than a back PG for Deron.

**DrumNFeather** · 06-25-2009, 06:40 PM

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